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Class One Garden Party.

This is Qi Xuan's university classmates' group chat.

After graduation, it gradually became deserted, and now it has become completely desolate.

But as Qi Xuan ascended to the floating continent and began broadcasting live globally, this dormant group was reborn.

Today, when Qi Xuan mentioned A Cheng, the group chat reached an unprecedented level of activity, almost comparable to when the group was first created:
"Damn it, Cheng Zi, where are you?"

"@Xue Cheng, hurry up and come out, your buddy is calling you from heaven!"

"Damn, you tagged the wrong person. The real one is [riding an old lady across the street]."

"@Riding an old lady across the road, what kind of lousy username is that?"

"You, [Chrysanthemum Slightly Sweet], have the nerve to criticize him?"

"Chrysanthemums are indeed sweet."

"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore! Get this guy out of our group right now! How did this thing even get into our group?"

"I'm warning you, I'm Xuanzi's roommate, Chengzi's partner, and one of the core members of the game development team after graduation. How dare you talk to me like that?"

"【Chrysanthemum Slightly Sweet】 has been banned by the administrator for five minutes."

"@Dongmen No.1, well done, haha."

"By the way, Chengzi hasn't posted in a long time. What has he been up to lately?"

"I heard he went back to his hometown to take over the job, he must be very busy lately."

"I remember his family runs a building materials business. They can't even sell houses now, so business must be really tough, right?"

"Even if it's tough, we have to do it. Take this stupid shift we're in, for example. If they say we have to work overtime, we have to work hard until night without complaint."

"That's true. These girls work like prostitutes every day, getting scolded by the madam and ridiculed by the customers. They ruin their health after a year and don't even earn much money."

"Damn, I can't hold back anymore. I'm going to write a big 'misery' on your leg."

"Where's Chengzi? Why hasn't he come out yet? This is such a big matter, he should at least show up."

“There are a lot of people impersonating him online, even those damn internet celebrities are trying to get involved. We need to clarify this quickly.”

"I just saw someone impersonating him selling goods in the live stream. I went up and said a few words, and a bunch of people started attacking me. I'm getting angrier and angrier. @Riding an old lady across the road, you son of a bitch, come out here and join me in attacking them to death!"

"Who is calling upon me, the Great Emperor?"

The students burst into laughter as soon as Xue Cheng logged on:

"666, our main character has arrived."

"Emperor? BYD is stuck in the game and can't get out, huh?"

"A warm welcome to our little prince of building materials from Huayang Road in Jiangcheng."

"Could you tell me what it feels like to have your childhood friend tell you in public that they'll carry you to success?"

……

Xue Cheng looked at the messages flooding the group chat, a slight smile playing on his lips, and began typing:
"Xuanzi didn't lie to me. I've already been carried away before he even landed. I can't imagine how high I'll fly after he lands."

"I didn't expect it to actually have an impact."

"Haha, don't forget about us old classmates when you take off."

"Wait, buddy, I want to be carried too! We've played games together before, it can't be just you flying and me not flying!"

"Come on, come on, hurry up and come with me to confront someone. I really can't stand that guy in the live stream who's impersonating you and spouting nonsense."

"What? Someone actually dares to impersonate me? I'll teach him a lesson today!"

five minutes later.

"Why are you two back again?"

"I've been banned by the streamer."

"That's hilarious!"

The group chat erupted in laughter.

Someone then remarked:
"To be honest, the fact that so many people are impersonating A-Cheng is enough to show that Xuanzi has a lot of influence now."

"Absolutely! The stock market exploded yesterday, hitting 10,000 points in one go."

"Speaking of this, I really have to thank Xuanzi. My wife secretly took my money to invest in stocks and lost about 300,000 yuan. If it weren't for yesterday's surge that helped me recover my losses, I don't know when I would have been able to break even. I definitely have to treat him to a meal when things come down."

"Surely not?" [First in the East Gate] questioned. "I know the stock market is booming, but that's clearly thanks to government policies. How can all the credit be pinned on Qi Xuan alone?"

"The policy has been out for a while now, and the stock market hasn't reacted much. But as soon as Qi Xuan mentioned large aircraft, airline stocks rose, and the entire market followed suit. You can't say that this is related to the policy, can you?"

"It always takes time for policies to take effect."

The crowd continued to argue.

At this moment, someone suddenly sent a long message:

"I don't know if Qi Xuanying will affect the stock market, but I myself have definitely been affected."

Right after his live stream ended today, a bunch of people from the company came over and asked me who A-Cheng was and what my relationship was with Qi Xuan. I initially thought it was troublesome and just brushed them off, not really wanting to pay attention to them.

As a result, when the supervisor election was held before the end of the workday in the morning, I was ranked first in the vote. The higher-ups also recognized my abilities and even promoted me to a higher level in terms of supervisor authority. I was the least favored candidate because I had the shortest years of service, but this unexpected turn of events occurred.

After inquiring, I discovered that many people chose me because I was Qi Xuan's classmate, hoping to build a connection and benefit from it later. The higher-ups shared this idea; after all, if Qi Xuan could get A-Cheng involved this time, he might get me next, and the company would be impossible not to become famous. Although I don't want to ride on someone else's coattails or get any benefits from them, I really have to thank him this time.”

Following this message, several more students spoke up:

“I wasn’t originally included in the company’s training program, but after Xuanzi’s live stream ended today, the headquarters leaders personally approved and arranged one for me.”

“I opened a supermarket in my hometown. This noon, the supermarket was almost bursting with customers. A lot of people came over to take pictures with me and ask about Xuanzi’s various deeds while they were shopping.”

“I was blocked by my blind date yesterday, but she added me back today. As soon as she came online, she asked me if I was Qi Xuan’s classmate. After I admitted it, she said that the bride price was negotiable.”

……

Despite these examples, [Dongmen No. 1] remains unconvinced:
"There might be other reasons for what you're saying. If Qi Xuan really had influence, how could the game have sold so poorly?"

"Who said the game isn't selling well?"

"He said it was over three thousand copies, isn't that a lot?"

"Look how many portions there are now."

As she spoke, [Chrysanthemum Sweet] directly sent a screenshot of the game's sales to the group.

Goodness, it actually sold over 200,000 copies.

Everyone was stunned by the result.

Qi Xuan, Xue Cheng, and the others were aware of the game they made, and the fact that the game sold extremely poorly.

Even when it was first launched, quite a few people in the group went to support it.

However, with over three thousand copies sold, compared to its development costs, it's fair to say that the company suffered a huge loss.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, more than 200,000 copies have been sold.

And with the new screenshots sent by [Chrysanthemum Sweet], the game's sales are still rising rapidly.

"Why has it gone up again?"

"It's still rising!"

"It looks like it'll be close to 300,000 soon."

"It's been selling for so long, and it's only now becoming a hit?"

……

A group of people were completely baffled, so [Chrysanthemum Slightly Sweet] simply copied and pasted a bunch of new reviews:

"Checking in, I've finally found it for you."

"Checking in, plus one, recommended by a game streamer."

"Even if I can't see Qi Shen, I still have to try a couple of games he makes."

"98% positive reviews? I have to play this game."

"Killing Tartars at the end of the Ming Dynasty? I have to play this game."

"Sales exceeding 100,000? We have to play this game."

"Our company is overwhelmed with orders, so I've come to thank Master Qi."

"I just got off the rooftop yesterday. I'm so grateful to God Qi for saving my life."

"I've paid nearly 500,000 yuan in tuition fees to various stock recommendation groups and haven't made a penny. Yesterday, I was carried to new heights by Qi Shen and experienced the thrill of stocks rising uncontrollably for the first time. I have nothing more to say. I'll buy a thousand copies to give away."

"If the market doesn't rise when it opens next week, the game will get a bad review."

"Damn, you're using games to control Qi Shen, huh?"

"But that has to be visible to others first."

…………

After displaying a series of screenshots of reviews, 【Chrysanthemum Slightly Sweet】directly tagged 【Dongmen First】:
"Isn't this enough to prove that Xuanzi has a lot of influence?"

[First in the East Gate] fell silent.

But the group chat didn't fall silent.

The topic quickly shifted to games:
"The game is indeed fun."

"Yes, it was incredibly satisfying to fight the Tartars at the end of the Ming Dynasty."

"If only we had invested more money in advertising back then."

"Thankfully, we're back to normal now, aren't we? Let me log back in and check. I bought the game but haven't even had a chance to play it yet."

"Damn, you're a fake fan."

……

Everyone was having a good time.

Suddenly someone sent a message:

"Oh! You guys played a game and didn't even invite me!"

Upon seeing this message, the group chat instantly fell silent.

(End of this chapter)